Police said on Monday they recovered two drones carrying mobile phones and drugs near London's Pentonville prison and have set up a special task force — Operation Airborne — to catch offenders trying to get contraband into the facility. He ran away, dropping two bags containing drugs and mobile phones, and managed to evade arrest, according to a police statement. Police were able to recover a large number of drugs and mobile phones. The unmanned aircraft was stopped in mid-flight by a police officer, and a package containing large amounts of drugs and two mobile phones was recovered from it. Steve Heatley said: "These recovered drones carried a substantial amount of Class B drugs, legal highs and a large quantity of mobile phones."

Source: CBC News August 22, 2016 13:40 UTC